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French Defense: King's Indian Attack
Overview
French Defense: King's Indian Attack is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C00.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 3 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. d3 to reach the canonical position.
It branches immediately from French Defense in the opening tree.
2 named variations grow from this line, including Franco-Hiva Gambit, French Defense: Reversed Philidor Formation.
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- ECO code
- C00
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- French Defense
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
5,610,053 games · White 49.0% / Draw 5.1% / Black 45.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 4,028,748 | |
| c5 | 453,139 | |
| b6 | 266,032 | |
| c6 | 209,848 | |
| d6 | 186,807 | |
| Ne7 | 76,819 | |
| Nf6 | 70,257 | |
| g6 | 56,278 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:53:41
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